'RANSACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS 



BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. 



SESSION LXVI. 



Pkesidential Address. — The Eueopean Species of the 

 Genus Puimula. By Uev. David Paul, LL.D., 

 Edinburgh. , 



(Delivered 14th Noveinher 1!)<)1.) 



There is no group of plants that surpass in elegance and 

 l)eauty those of the order of Primulacefe, comprising the 

 genera Primula, Soldanella, Androsace, Anagallis, and 

 others. The species are not only beautiful without 

 exception, but they possess a neatness and modesty and 

 grace which specially endear them to all lovers of nature. 

 They are peculiarly interesting also to the cultivator of 

 plants, as they respond well to care and attention, while 

 they require just enough horticultural knowledge and skill 

 to render the successful cultivation of them an attractive 

 pursuit. I propose, therefore, to make some observations 

 on the genus Primula, the most important genus in the 

 order. 



The species of Primula- are found in all the temperate 

 regions of the northern hemisphere. Tiiey are very 

 poorly represented, however, in America. On the Atlantic 

 side of the continent P. farinosa, L., alone occurs, extending 

 southwards hardly beyond the border of Canada. Six species 

 occur on the Pacific .side, in the Pocky Mountains, viz. 



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